This supervisor has been approved to provide supervision under the ACCESS TO SUPERVISION PROJECT.

I have 20 years experience in the LE mental health workforce area coming from the family/carer perspective.

Currently Senior Family/Carer Consultant at Orygen Member of CLEW Consultant to Tandem on carer issues Carer Education & Peer Worker at MIND Carer Peer Worker Eastern Health Family Peer Support Worker, Orygen Youth Health Facilitator of carer focus groups This supervisor has been approved to provide supervision under the ACCESS TO SUPERVISION PROJECT. If you are a supervisee who has received an approval email/letter from the CMHL you may contact this supervisor for supervision for this project, then follow the stated processes for supervision payment.

I have 17 years experience in the LE mental health workforce area coming from the

family/carer perspective.

Member of CLEW

Consultant to Tandem on carer issues

Carer Education & Peer Worker at MIND

Carer Peer Worker Eastern Health

Family Peer Support Worker, Orygen Youth Health

Carer Peer Consultant/Group Facilitator at Healthscope, Northpark Private Hospital

Facilitator of carer focus groups

Currently I lead a team of Family Peer Workers at Orygen. I have supervised and

mentored carer peer workers in the adult and youth mental health space. Also I have

been involved in recruiting, orientating and supervising peer workers at MIND and

Orygen.

Because the Lived Experience Workforce is emerging, I feel privileged to be a

part of its history. Supervising Lived Experience workers would be my ongoing way

to help grow this discipline. Because role clarity and organisational readiness are

often challenges, especially to new workers, I am particularly interested in working

through those issues with supervisees.

Single Session Peer Work

Single Session Family Consultation

Development & delivery of professional development sessions for clinicians on

carer/families issues

Co design groups for Department of Health

Family Advisory Group development and engagement of carers

My approach is to explore with the supervisee what they want to focus on and create a space for them to do that. My supervision approach of Individual and group reflective practice supervision combines a practical, down to earth attitude combined with compassion. My supervision mode can be for individuals, or teams/groups (including videoconferencing).

I have been involved in the lived experience workforce since its inception and have experienced the changes this discipline is going through, so I bring a rich understanding to my supervision approach.

My approach is to create a reflective space, working with the person to identify areas they wish to explore and support their wellbeing. These areas may include, but are not limited to, self care, organisational challenges, career planning, workplace relationships, navigating the challenges of working as a non clinician in a clinical space. There are many challenges facing Lived Experience workers including organisational readiness and “where do I fit?” and I believe co reflective external supervision is critical to retaining the Lived Experience workforce and growing it.